Subj : smapinntpd
To   : Paul Quinn
From : Nicholas Boel
Date : Mon Nov 26 2018 08:51:34

Hello,

On Mon, 26 Nov 2018 08:38:06 +1000, Paul Quinn -> Nicholas Boel wrote:

 PQ> Yes.  Actually I don't 'do' Windows any longer.  Both my hosts have
 PQ> Xubuntu OSs, currently running four vBox PCs: one private node (Linux),
 PQ> for network testing and nodelist-sandboxing; one non-Fido Win98se
 PQ> server, running (now-unused) proxies, intranet http server and pop3/smtp
 PQ> servers; the Mystic (Linux) test system; and, my other favourite Linux
 PQ> (below...).

I see. I take it Win98se is the last license you bought for Windows? I could only imagine the insecurities and vulnerabilities they've fixed since then. ;)

 PQ> These things just serve me now, where the LAN used to support a family
 PQ> of four.  (I'm scaling back - an astonishing thought...)  The old Dell,
 PQ> recently recovered, relocated & re-built, used to host 5x vBox tasks but
 PQ> is only doing one now.  It's hosting my very first Linux PC (from 2005)
 PQ> now as a vBox!, still running LAN services (e.g. DLNA media server for
 PQ> my MP3 & photos collection).  It's multi-talented too, and has a Fido
 PQ> test system also installed.

From 2005 meaning never updated? Or have you been maintaining since then?

 PQ> CM II still runs here on one node 24/7 & this point.  It has been my
 PQ> experience that with both the distribution Linux binaries and
 PQ> locally-compiled versions of the sources for version 0.71 will strip
 PQ> SEENBYs
 PQ> and mangle PATHs on echomail flowing through a non-leaf node.

Ahh ok. I've only setup CMII for testing purposes, but never actually put it into use.

 PQ> Yes.  Really?  That was a passing thought of mine a decade ago, just
 PQ> about when Windows lost its shine for me.  I didn't see much of a future
 PQ> for D'Bridge then but I'm sure it's a damned fine system still.

As far as I can tell there's still quite a bit of work being done. At this point I think it's just service packs for minor fixes until Nick can do some major changes (ie: I guess v4.0 has a Linux flavor in the works).

 PQ> Ah, I thought so.  You done good, except the BSO looks weird.  But, if
 PQ> it works then I ain't gonna argue.  ;-)

What looks wierd about the BSO? Is it because it's 5D outbound directory naming whereas most of us are used to only 4D?

JAMNNTPd - There I mentioned it so we're still on topic. I don't know what the strictness level is on this echo as far as that. If we need to move echos to keep the discussion going let me know.

At this point in time we should just be grateful someone is saying *something* somewhere. ;)

Regards,
Nick

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